19th Century European Art

19th Century European Art

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Property from a Significant Private Collector, New York

John Everett Millais

Imminent Danger; Under the Cover of Darkness

No reserve

Lot Closed

May 26, 06:32 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

John Everett Millais

British

1829 - 1896

Imminent Danger; Under the Cover of Darkness


Under the Cover of Darkness signed with artist's monogram (lower left)

oil on board

board: Imminent Danger: 6 by 9 9/10 in., 15.2 by 25.2 cm; Under the Cover of Darkness: 6 by 9 9/10 in., 15 by 25 cm

framed: Imminent Danger: 12 by 16 in., 30.4 by 40.5 cm; Under the Cover of Darkness: 12 by 16 in., 30.5 by 40.5 cm

J. Lionberger Davis, St. Louis, Missouri, 1957
Sale: Christie's, New York, 16 June 2009, lot 176
Among Recent Acquisitions, Bulletin of the City Art Museum of St. Louis, The City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis 1970, vol. 6, May-June edition, pp. 4-5, illustrated
Recent Accessions of American and Canadian Museums, July-September 1970, vol. 34, spring edition, pp. 125 and 133, illustrated